At this time of year we are lucky enough to still have access to local apples for our baking. I am Tansy Torkington, the coordinator of our Skill Share project. …
Eating dandelions
Edible Campus volunteer Isabelle Low writes: Annoying weed or good for the environment? Bumble bees, beetles, birds, butterflies and a host of other beneficial insects all look to the dandelion …
Lots of Rhubarb!
Edible Campus volunteer Isabelle Low writes: Lots of rhubarb in all the Edible Campus gardens at present: fresh and juicy. As well as rhubarb crumble, why not try making rhubarb …
Another two nettle recipes
Edible Campus volunteer Isabelle Low writes: Here is a further recipe using seasonal nettles. Thanks to Lindy Maclean for sharing this recipe. Ingredients 200g freshly picked nettle tops 1kg granulated …
What to eat in Spring
Edible Campus volunteer Isabelle Low writes: as I posted last month, we are now into the hungry months when locally sourced fresh veg is hard to come by. So let …
THE HUNGRY MONTHS
By Isabelle Low Come spring, the winter crops of cabbage and kale and leeks have bolted and the stores of potatoes, onions and roots are running out. Spring vegetables have …
What to Eat Now – January
Are you doing Veganuary? Good for you! A few suggestions. On a vegan diet, it’s really important to make sure that you eat a balance of 50% vegetables and fruit, …
Edible Campus Christmas Vegetables
By Isabelle Low Whether your centrepiece is a turkey (hopefully organic and free range) or like me a stuffed portobello mushroom, there needs to be a lot of traditional vegetables …
How to Use all those Potatoes
By Isabelle Low Lots of potatoes being lifted this month in our Edible Campus gardens. To keep them fresh for as long as possible, clean off as much soil as …
How to Use All Those Runner Beans
Isabelle Low Our Edible Campus gardens are currently awash with runner beans. They are one of the superheroes of any vegetable garden: reliable to grow, prolificly productive, no significant predators …
Kale Chips! recipe
It’s February and the community gardens still have food in them, including Brassicas, the cabbage family plants. Kale, cabbage, and brussels sprouts are still green and seem to shrug off the …
Autumn Garden Update – There’s still delicious food to be had and lots to help with!
This post is written by Seth Nolan-McDonough, a first year studying Psychology, Social Anthropology, and Ancient History. Seth has been a keen garden volunteer, spoiling us with different species of …